Release Engineer, AI-Driven CI/CD at Scale

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Release Engineer for Retail and Marcom Engineering in Sunnyvale, CA. You will build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, write automation in Go and Python, and collaborate across teams to ensure secure, scalable releases across Apple’s online and physical stores.

The role emphasizes AI-driven automation, observability, and progressive delivery, with a strong focus on security and governance. Join a team that drives the technology behind Apple’s customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Build/CI roles.
• Strong programming experience with Go or Python.
• Good understanding of CI/CD concepts, Git workflows, and branching strategies.
• Experience with Linux systems and scripting (Bash, Shell, Groovy).
• Proficiency in Jenkins pipeline creation, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Ability to troubleshoot build, deployment, and release issues across environments.
• BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Building, managing, and optimizing robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Harness to support smooth, secure, and reliable releases.
• Writing and maintaining automation in Go and Python to streamline build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Collaborating closely with development, QA, and operations teams to define release processes, resolve blockers, and ensure release quality.
• Integrating automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to catch issues earlier in the release cycle.
• Applying AI-driven automation to release pipelines, such as anomaly detection on build/deployment metrics, predictive failure analysis, intelligent test selection, and self-healing pipeline logic that reduces manual intervention.
• Leveraging AI/LLM-based tools to accelerate troubleshooting, summarize incident data, and generate actionable insights from pipeline and observability data.
• Implementing and maintaining observability and monitoring for release pipelines using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, or Splunk.
• Managing artifact repositories and ensuring proper versioning, traceability, and governance of release artifacts.
• Championing security best practices across the release process, including secrets management, artifact signing, and vulnerability scanning.
• Supporting progressive delivery strategies (feature flags, canary/blue-green rollouts) and continuously improving release velocity and reliability.
• Maintaining clear, comprehensive documentation of release processes, pipeline architecture, and automation logic.

Skills

Go

Python

CI/CD concepts

Git workflows

Linux scripting

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's or Master in Engineering/CS

Tools

Harness

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Grafana

Prometheus

ELK

Splunk

Artifactory

Nexus

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Release Engineer for Retail and Marcom Engineering in Sunnyvale, CA. You will build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, write automation in Go and Python, and collaborate across teams to ensure secure, scalable releases across Apple’s online and physical stores.

The role emphasizes AI-driven automation, observability, and progressive delivery, with a strong focus on security and governance. Join a team that drives the technology behind Apple’s customer experiences.